Nitish's decision to quit is final and right: Sharad Yadav

May 19, 2014 12:33 IST

As the political drama unfolds in Bihar, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav on Monday said the decision of Nitish Kumar to quit as chief minister is ‘final’.

Yadav said this ahead of the JD-U legislature meeting to discuss the ongoing situation after Nitish said on Sunday he needed a day to decide after JD-U’s members of legislative assembly asked him to continue in power.

“The decision (Nitish Kumar’s resignation) is in favour of the nation, the party and Nitishji. It was a difficult decision but is final and right,” he said

Yadav also ruled out taking support of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal in formation of a new government in Bihar. “No. Never have we taken and there is no question of taking support from him,” he said about the possibility of an alliance.

The political crisis in Bihar arising out of the resignation of Nitish as chief minister following the severe drubbing that JD-U suffered in the Lok Sabha elections remained unresolved on Sunday with the party failing to elect its ‘new’ leader. Many of JD-U MLAs threatened to sit on a dharna if he refused to withdraw his resignation, party spokesman Sanjay Singh told reporters on Sunday, on a day of fast-paced political developments.

Even as JD-U MLAs were holding a meeting, a Bharatiya Janata Party delegation met Governor D Y Patil and asked him to insist on a parade of individual MLAs and written support of all supporting parties if Nitish again staked claim to form government in the state.